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H.R.1820

H.R.1820: Veterans Equal Access Act

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Introduced March 30, 2017
Latest Major Action March 31, 2017
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Bill Sponsor

Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

Bill Cosponsors

30 (20 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Thomas Garrett (R-Va.)
Jared Polis (D-Colo.)
Justin Amash (I-Mich.)
Dina Titus (D-Nev.)
Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)
Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)
Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
J. Luis Correa (D-Calif.)
Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas)
Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)
Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)
Don Young (R-Alaska)
Ryan Costello (R-Pa.)
Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)
Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)
John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)
Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)
Walter B. Jones (R-N.C.)
Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)
Dave Joyce (R-Ohio)
Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)
Charlie Crist (D-Fla.)
Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.)
Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.)
Seth Moulton (D-Mass.)
Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)
Scott Peters (D-Calif.)

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Introduced in House - March 30, 2017

Bill Summary

Veterans Equal Access Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to: (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.

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Date	Description
March 31, 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 30, 2017	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 30, 2017	Introduced in the House by Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

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